GB 1840 SG2 Pl.5 Penny Black - Bolton to London, (Second repair, State 3). digital-edition Part backflap removed

Part backflap removed

1873 with a similarly dated Merchants cachet at lower left

- P190006400

- P223002557

- P223000605

GB 1840 SG2 Pl.5 Penny Black - Bolton to London, (Second repair, State 3). digital-edition Part backflap removed1840 1d Black Pl. 5 (Second repair, State 3). Very fine used large four margin example lettered DC showing significant thinning to letters and stars tied to an entire by a crisp black MC sent from Bolton to London, backstamped with a Bolton dispatch cds for FE. 16. 1841 and a London arrival datestamp for the following day. Minor paper defect at top from seal removal whilst opening nevertheless a presentable example of this difficult repaired state on